Holder

ABSTRACT

A holder includes a base including two opposite supporting members extending from a top surface of the base, each supporting member having a clipping arm extending from a bottom edge of one end thereof; two elastic members each mounted to its corresponding supporting member, so as to define a predetermined narrow passage for passing through a rod object; and a cap covered on the base, which has a notch cutting into a skirt of the cap that faces the passage, and a recess portion formed on a cap rim of the cap and opposite to the notch. When the cap is assembled with the base, the notch defines an inserting hole for insertion of the rod object into the holder, and the recess portion of the cap rim defines an inserting slot for insertion of thin objects into the holder.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to a holder, and in particularto a holder for holding a rod object such as a pen and clipping thinobjects such as papers, wherein the surfaces of the objects insertedinto the holder can not be hurt, and the holder can be conveniently anddetachably mounted on a metal surface.

2. The Prior Arts

Conventional holders provide for functions of holding objects such aspens and papers. Users may fix the holders on anywhere using fasteningmembers such as screws, but it is inconvenient to move the fixed holderto other places for immediate use. Additionally, the conventionalholders include two clipping members made of metal materials to hold theobjects. Although the two metallic clipping members have higherstrength, they are easy to hurt surfaces of the held objects and havelower elasticity. Thus, it is desired to provide a holder for holdingobjects, which can solve the aforementioned disadvantages of the priorarts.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a holder forholding a rod object such as a pen and clipping thin objects such aspapers, which does not hurt surfaces of the held objects.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a holder forholding a rod object such as a pen and clipping thin objects such aspapers, which can be conveniently and detachably mounted on a metallicsurface.

To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, in accordance with an aspectof the present invention, a holder is provided, which comprises a basecomprising two opposite supporting members extending from a top surfaceof the base, each supporting member having a clipping arm extending froma bottom edge of one end thereof, whereby thin objects are capable ofbeing inserted and clipped between the clipping arms and the top surfaceof the base; two elastic members each mounted to its correspondingsupporting member, so as to define a predetermined narrow passage forpassing through a rod object, in which the diameter of the rod object islarger than the width of the passage; and a cap covered on the base,which has a notch cutting into a skirt of the cap that faces thepassage, and a recess portion formed on a cap rim of the cap andopposite to the notch. When the cap is assembled with the base, thenotch defines an inserting hole for insertion of the rod object into theholder, and the recess portion of the cap rim defines an inserting slotfor insertion of the thin objects into the holder.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the base ofthe holder further has a partition on the top surface thereof forpreventing the inserted thin objects being pushed out of the holder whenthe rod object is then inserted into the holder.

In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, a magneticmember is attached on a back surface of the base so that the holder iscapable of being conveniently and detachably mounted on a metallicsurface. Accordingly, the holder of the present invention can be freelymoved according to a user's desires.

Compared with the conventional holders, the elastic member of the holderin accordance with the present invention is made of rubber. This allowsthe surfaces of the objects inserted into the holder not to be hurt.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art byreading the following detailed description of a preferred embodimentthereof, with reference to the attached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder in accordance with anembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing that a pen is inserted in theholder of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing that several pieces of paper areclipped by and a pen is inserted in the holder of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1-4 and in particular to FIG. 2, a holder inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises a base10 and a cap 20 covered on the base 10. The base 10 includes twoopposite supporting members 12 extending from a top surface of the base10 and having a C-shaped slot 17. The two supporting members 12 eachhave a clipping arm 13 extending from a bottom edge of one end of thesupporting member 12. The clipping arm 13 has a curved portion 131 at afree end thereof, which is curved toward the base 10, so that severalsheets of thin objects such as papers can be inserted and clippedbetween the curved portions 131 of the clipping arms 13 and the topsurface of the base 10. The base 10 further has two stripe openings 11each disposed along its corresponding clipping arm 13, and the curvedportion 131 of each clipping arm 13 is slightly lower than the topsurface of the base 10 for more tightly clipping the thin objects. Twoelastic members 15 each are shaped into but not limited to a tubularshape and mounted to the C-shaped slot 17 of the supporting member 12.The two elastic members 15 may be made of rubber. The two elasticmembers 15 define a predetermined narrow passage (not numbered) forpassing through a rod object such as a pen, wherein the diameter of therod object is larger than the width of the passage. In addition, thebase 10 further includes two fixing holes 16 on the top surface of thebase 10 and two positioning recesses 14 on a rim of the base 10.

The cap 20 has two fixing pins 24 extending inward from an inner surfacethereof and each having a hole (not numbered), a notch 21 cutting into askirt 23 of the cap 20, and a recess portion 25 formed on a cap rim 26of the cap 20 and opposite to the notch 21. When the cap 20 is assembledwith the base 10, the cap rim 26 of the cap 20 is fitted into the twopositioning recesses 14 of the base 10, and each fixing pin 24 of thecap 20 and its corresponding fixing hole 16 of the base 10 are engagedwith each other and fixed together by screwing a screw 61 into the holeof the fixing pin 24. The notch 21 defines an inserting hole forinsertion of a rod object, such as a pen, into the holder. The recessportion 25 of the cap rim 26 defines an inserting slot 22 (see FIG. 1)for insertion of several sheets of thin objects, such as papers, intothe holder.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a rod object 30, such as a pen, inserts intothe holder of the present invention from the notch 21 of the cap 20, therod object 30 pushes away the two elastic members 15 to make them bedeformed as dotted lines shown in FIG. 3, and is clipped by the twoelastic members 15 due to the restoring forces thereof.

Referring to FIG. 4, except that the rod object 30 is inserted into theholder, a piece of paper 40 is inserted into the holder from theinserting slot 22. The clipping arms 13 of the base 10 tightly clip thepaper 40. Referring to FIG. 2, the base 10 further has a partition 19 onthe top surface thereof for preventing the inserted paper 40 beingpushed out of the holder when the rod object 30 is then inserted intothe holder.

Additionally, a magnetic member 51, such as a sheet of magnet, isattached on a back surface of the base 10 so that the holder can beconveniently and detachably mounted on a metallic surface. Accordingly,the holder of the present invention can be freely moved according to auser's desires.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to thepreferred embodiment thereof, it is apparent to those skilled in the artthat a variety of modifications and changes may be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the present invention which is intended tobe defined by the appended claims.

1. A holder, comprising: a base comprising two opposite supportingmembers extending from a top surface of the base, each supporting memberhaving a clipping arm extending from a bottom edge of one end thereof,whereby thin objects are capable of being inserted and clipped betweenthe clipping arms and the top surface of the base; two elastic memberseach mounted to its corresponding supporting member, so as to define apredetermined narrow passage for passing through a rod object, in whichthe diameter of the rod object is larger than the width of the passage;and a cap covered on the base, which has a notch cutting into a skirt ofthe cap that faces the passage, and a recess portion formed on a cap rimof the cap and opposite to the notch; wherein when the cap is assembledwith the base, the notch defines an inserting hole for insertion of therod object into the holder, and the recess portion of the cap rimdefines an inserting slot for insertion of the thin objects into theholder.
 2. The holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein each clipping armhas a curved portion at a free end thereof, which is curved toward thebase.
 3. The holder as claimed in claim 2, wherein the base has twostripe openings each disposed along its corresponding clipping arm, andthe curved portion of each clipping arm is slightly lower than the topsurface of the base for more tightly clipping the thin objects.
 4. Theholder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base further has a partitionon the top surface thereof for preventing the inserted thin objectsbeing pushed out of the holder when the rod object is then inserted intothe holder.
 5. The holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein a magneticmember is attached on a back surface of the base so that the holder iscapable of being conveniently and detachably mounted on a metallicsurface.
 6. The holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic memberis shaped into a tubular shape.
 7. The holder as claimed in claim 1,wherein the elastic member is made of rubber.